How To Hang Fabric On Walls With Starch

Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up.

How to hang fabric on walls with starch. Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side. Smooth the fabric down over the wall until it starts to adhere to the starch. I rolled the painted wall with the liquid starch spread the damp washed fabric on the wall and smoothed it out not heavy cut it a little larger than needed to begin with. Hang the fabric hanging the fabric takes patience but it is not difficult.

Then use a utility knife to cut away the excess and enjoy your new wall decor. Use the book methed by folding both ends of the fabric towards the middle paste side in. Standing on a ladder un pin a small section from the top of the leftmost fabric panel on the wall then roll on liquid starch to the exposed section of the wall in a thin layer. Save pin it see more images.

Then lay your fabric panel unfinished side up on your work surface and roll starch on to the fabric. The panels should overlap each other slightly about 1 4 image 2. While the starch is still damp apply the strips of fabric one at a time beginning in one corner and moving across the room. After everything is in place i rolled another layer of liquid starch on the fabric which dried to a glazed finish.

Use roller to apply starch to wall where next fabric panel will hang image 1. Have a helper stand back from the wall to ensure the pattern remains properly aligned and that they match at the edges. Add coats of liquid starch beneath and above the fabric to stick it to the wall. Start from the top and work your way down smoothing out wrinkles as you go if at the edge of your wall work out and down from the corner.